In the 1800’s Lauscha, Germany was the main glass blown
Christmas decoration manufacturers.
Other items used to make decorations at this time were: silk, wool
thread, chenille and stiff spun glass.
The pickle ornament originated in Germany. It was put on the
tree by parents to discover which of their children were the smartest. That
child received an extra present from St. Nicholas.
Christmas trees and ornaments were introduced to England in
1840 when Queen Victoria married German Prince Albert. England added their own
twist on decorations; paper baskets with sugared almonds, glass ornaments,
decorative beads, and hot air balloons.
It was 1880 when Christmas decorations entered the United
States. J.W. Woolworth imported the glass decorations for his store. Other
American decorations were cut outs of old magazines, cotton wools, and tinsel.
Do you use traditional decorations or are you a rebel and
decorate your tree with unique baubles? Do you decorate with a theme or just
make the tree colorful and full of memories?
I have to admit, I went with a theme one year and decided I
like the chaos of years of decorations.
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Paty, thanks for sharing this interesting history of Christmas ornaments. Hubby and I no longer put up a tree, mainly because our Christmas village has grown so big that we don't have room. However, we used to decorate our tree with glass ornaments and handmade ones, some made by our children when they were small and others we bought at craft fairs. We split them up between our son and daughter when we stopped having a tree. I spotted some on our daughter's tree last night when we spent Christmas Eve with her and her family. Brought back fond memories!
ReplyDeleteLyn, we've had a small tree the last couple of years because we spent Christmas with our daughters. But I love a big tree and will have one again when everyone comes to our house for Christmas. I love the decorating.
DeletePaty, we have a pickle for our tree just for fun. We didn't learn about the custom until our children were grown.
ReplyDeleteCaroline, my daughters told me about the pickle and the tradition.
DeleteI remember when my husband and I used to go once a year to Wilmington, NC or to Blowing Rock and we would buy one special ornament for our tree. It was so wonderful seeing them years later and remembering each trip.
ReplyDeleteI loved the pictures of those beautiful ornaments and the history you wrote.
I'm so sorry it took this long for me to get to your post. I really rnjoyed, Paty.
Hi Sarah, no problem! With all the hubbub of the season I'm just now getting to my post to respond! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I love the Christmas traditions.
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